'Lost for words in terms of what's happened over the last three weeks'

A couple of moments past 1 PM on a warm Sunday evening, the scanty hardliner group at the Wankhede arena saw extraordinary scenes. Ajaz Patel thumped back Washington Sundar's stumps, inciting his partners to merge on him inside the space of seconds to praise the sort of series win New Zealand had never experienced. The second covered off a dreamlike [nearly] three weeks for the meeting side, that turned into the first to cause a 3-0 whitewash for India in their own sanctum. "I'm lost for words a tad concerning what's occurred throughout the course of recent days, yet additionally the last kind of three weeks," New Zealand commander Tom Latham said. "I surmise assuming you found out if I would have gotten a kick out of the chance to be here... to be here now and play the cricket that we've played is truly unique and I'm truly glad for the gathering." New Zealand showed up in India with a sack of warnings. Their senior-most hitter Kane Williamson was out for the first - and ultimately every one of the three - Tests because of a physical issue and Tim Southee had quite recently surrendered captaincy in the repercussions of Test series lowering in Sri Lanka, including an innings where they were packaged out for 88. To the extent that commencements go, Latham could never have stepped in as long-lasting captain of the side in a harder visit on paper. In any case, with an aggregate exertion, his group tore up all the standard way of thinking that accompanied being a visiting side in India in some style. "I surmise according to my perspective, driving this gathering... It's dependably a truly pleased second to lead New Zealand and I surmise to come here and be my most memorable time as full-time chief and to be in this position is truly exceptional," Latham said. "Yet, for me there's no need to focus on me, it's about the group and definitely the group has finished the work. Toward the day's end, everybody's contributed when they need it and that is the excellence of a group activity. It won't be everybody's day on specific days however folks stand up as needs be. What's more, folks stood up at specific times all through this entire series which I'm truly glad for," he added. New Zealand's fortress in the series started as soon as the principal morning, when the dark overheads and India's stumble at the throw permitted them to say something start. The quicks made the majority of the help to package out the home side for 46, after which India played make up for lost time all through. "I feel that wicket in Bangalore was a really precarious one and I figure our seamers worked effectively as far as what we had the option to accomplish there and we positively knew in these circumstances normally, the way that India play, they are very forceful and will quite often take the game on somewhat more and that is something we talked about and something that we attempted to anticipate," Latham thought. New Zealand bowlers started what was the last day of the series precisely as they did the first - by shaking India's top-request rapidly. In pursue of 147, the home side had tumbled to 29/5. Latham hyped up his group's capacity to have runs on the board all through the series, but stayed careful about the danger that Rishabh Gasp acquired such circumstances. "Indeed, even today, you know with Rishabh [Pant] still there, I positively didn't completely accept that that the game was finished and you realize they have match victors all through their side and they've been effective playing how they've been playing for a significant stretch of time," Latham said. "I think we figured out how to fall on the right half of several throws and I surmise in doing that we figured out how to place runs on the board in the last two or three games and I think about while you're pursuing scores and you know according to our perspective sudden spikes in demand for the board are truly significant and a portion of these pitches that we've played on have been truly hard. "They positively haven't got simpler according to a batting perspective, so we knew today India planned to come hard. They did that in Pune and they trying again later today. Also, we clearly figured out how to come by the outcomes which was truly great," Latham added. One of the central explanations behind Latham's group pulling off the unbelievable with a 3-0 win has been their assurance to not take their feet off the pedal, even after a triumphant beginning to the series. Proceeding to tame an injured Indian side in Pune and afterward completing off the task in Mumbai soon after has left Latham with a series win he 'will always remember'. "Really blissful we took care of business. It's been a huge accomplishment and I think after the first it was clearly extraordinary the subsequent one - to win a series you know was significantly more exceptional. Furthermore, we talked about coming here and attempting to adjust however much we can and I surmise to be in this position [3-0], unquestionably a series I will always remember. "We'll clearly share that, and we'll celebrate as a gather this evening and the following two or three days before we head home, however no doubt it's unquestionably been an astonishing series to be a piece of. I figure it will soak shortly more when we return home and when the residue settles, however no doubt it's been a phenomenal accomplishment," he said.